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| 8 | * 07th Expansion, responsible for the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series ''loves'' to have voice actors do this, especially when casting them in supposedly {{Pigeonholed|VoiceActor}} roles, only for the character's true nature to come out: |
| 9 | ** Creator/DaisukeOno: Known for playing charming bishounen, has played [[FairCop Mamoru]] [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Akasaka]] and plays stubborn, rebellious, somewhat perverted [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Battler Ushiromiya]]. |
| 10 | ** Creator/RieKugimiya: Famous for her tsundere little girl roles, plays kind [[spoiler:and surprisingly... complex]] {{Meido}} Shannon. |
| 11 | ** Creator/SoichiroHoshi: Often cast as passive characters who snap. His role, Keiichi Maebara snaps a number of times, but is anything but passive. |
| 12 | ** Creator/YukariTamura, who has played many happy-go-lucky little girls: |
| 13 | *** Rika Furude smiles a lot, says [[CatchPhrase "Nii~pah!"]]... and is, in fact, [[spoiler: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld and prone to [[DrowningMySorrows drinking alcohol to forget her sad fate]]]]. And it was AWESOME. |
| 14 | *** Now over the top with her role as Frederica Bernkastel, the Witch of Miracles in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', by virtue of her being [[spoiler: a FallenHero and RogueProtagonist]]. |
| 15 | ** Creator/YuiHorie: Made famous by her cute (and occasionally Tsundere) roles. Although Hanyuu is very cute, she's very pessimistic. Maria Ushiromiya is also very cute, but she is also very {{creepy|Child}}. |
| 16 | *** She also plays against type in ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' (as BigBad [[spoiler:Takako]]/[[DarkMagicalGirl Fenrir]]) and ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' (as [[YamatoNadeshiko Chuubou]]) |
| 17 | * ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' has a number of noteworthy seiyuu playing against type. To name a few: Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (known for playing HotBlooded {{Idiot Hero}}es) is cast as ExtremeDoormat StepfordSmiler Tic Jefferson and Creator/MasakazuMorita (aka [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Tidus]]) plays [[spoiler: Claire Stanfield]], one of the [[AxCrazy biggest]] {{psycho|ForHire}}tic [[AGodAmI bastards]] [[TortureTechnician known]] [[SociopathicHero to]] [[CrazyIsCool man]]. The dub has Creator/JMichaelTatum, who usually voices characters that are TheStoic or at least fairly serious, playing upbeat, [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} scatterbrained]], and [[TheDitz less-than intelligent]] Isaac. |
| 18 | * From ''Anime/CodeGeass'': |
| 19 | ** Lelouch, the manipulative AntiHero who slowly slips into AntiVillain territory, is played by Creator/JunFukuyama, an actor known for playing [[TheCape more straightforward]] heroes like ''Anime/{{Gravion}}'''s Touga Tenkuji. Meanwhile Suzaku, the KnightInShiningArmor, is played by Creator/TakahiroSakurai, known for playing {{Anti Hero}}es like Cloud Strife from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. Reportedly this surprised even the other voice actors, who assumed that the two would be cast in the opposite roles. Director[=/=]co-creator Goro Taniguchi [[WordOfGod has said]] he did this on purpose, to show that Lelouch and Suzaku are both trying very hard to be something they aren't. |
| 20 | ** The US dub got this as well, with Lelouch being played by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, best known for being a former Franchise/{{Power Ranger|s}} as well as [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]], while Suzaku is played by Creator/YuriLowenthal whom despite being known for his KidHero roles, he's also best known for playing AntiHero [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]]. The dub's producers remarked that Taniguchi had a hand in the casting, indicating that he pulled the stunt a second time. |
| 21 | * The ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'' series seems to apply this trope intentionally. |
| 22 | ** Creator/ToruFuruya, who typically play heroes like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Amuro Ray]], [[Anime/SailorMoon Chiba Mamoru]], and [[Manga/SaintSeiya Pegasus Seiya]], plays Ribbons. Initially thought to be a side character, he turns out to be [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan (season 1) AND the BigBad (season 2)]]. |
| 23 | *** And one of the villains in the fourth ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' movie, Shuuren. |
| 24 | ** Aside from Furuya, many seiyuus of past Gundam protagonists or a Major Supporting character voiced antagonists within the series: namely, [[Creator/RomiPark Romi Paku]] ([[Anime/TurnAGundam Loran]]), Kazuki Yao ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau]]), Daisuke Namikawa ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Al]]), Tetsu Shiratori ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Sai]]) and Keiji Fujiwara ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Eledore]]). The English version followed suit with the casting of voice actors such as Scott [=McNeil=] as [[PsychoForHire Ali Al-Saachez]] ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Duo]]), Kirby Morrow as [[MadScientist Billy]] ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Trowa]]), Nicole Bouma as [[CuteAndPsycho Nena]] ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Meyrin]]), Meryke Hendrikse as [[SmugSnake Liu Mei]] ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Lunamaria]]) and Michael Adamwhaite as [[BigBad Ribbons]] ([[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Yzak]]). |
| 25 | ** Possibly the biggest surprise in 00 may have been the casting of Creator/BradSwaile as [[TheHero Setsuna F. Seiei]], despite playing Gundam protagonists in the past. Swaile was at this point best known for his emotional characters (and yes that includes [[Manga/DeathNote Light]], who while sociopathic is still rather [[LargeHam hammy]] and [[ChewingTheScenery over the top]] at points), and the casting of him as the nearly [[TheStoic emotionless]], [[ChildSoldier traumatised]] Setsuna was a surprising one. It still worked out pretty well though. |
| 26 | ** The Filipino dub also followed suit; Setsuna is voiced by the guy who voiced [[Manga/HajimeNoIppo Ippo Makunouchi]], Lockon by the guy who voiced [[Anime/MyHime Reito Kanzaki]], H/Allelujah by the guy who voiced [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Youhei Sunohara]], Tieria by the guy who voiced [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Yuuji Sakai]], Liu Mei by the girl who voiced [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Chiyo Mihama]], Sumeragi [[ManWithAThousandVoices and Louise]] by the girl who voiced [[Literature/{{Toradora}} Ami Kawashima]]'', Marina by the girl who voiced [[Anime/GalaxyAngel Ranpha Franboise]] and Feldt by the girl who voiced [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Winry Rockbell]]. |
| 27 | ** Creator/ScottMcNeil would later play Antoine from ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'', an insane cannibal chef who kidnaps people and cooks them alive to be made into his "special dish" so he can be famous. |
| 28 | * ''Literature/{{Kampfer}}'': Most of the cast is Playing Against Type, notably Creator/KaoriNazuka as Shizuku, Creator/YukariTamura as Seppuku Kuro Usagi, Creator/NanaMizuki as Kanden Yamaneko, [[spoiler:Creator/MamikoNoto as Chissoku Norainu]], Creator/YuiHorie as Akane (who’s mouth is [[SirSwearsALot very filthy]]). Subverted, however, with [[Creator/MegumiNakajima Ranka]] [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Lee]] as [[LoveInterest Kaede Sakura]], [[spoiler:then double subverted as [[BitchInSheepsClothing she’s the worst offender]]- Ranka Lee as a PsychoLesbian BigBad?]] |
| 29 | * In the English dub of ''Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron'', Creator/ToddHaberkorn, who generally plays heroes or comic relief characters channels a [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ribbons]] wannabe main villain, who is assisted by a character voiced by Creator/VicMignogna, who generally (with some exceptions, see below) gets the same kind of casting. In the other direction, Creator/JerryJewell, who often plays sinister characters, is cast as a cool NiceGuy. |
| 30 | * ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': |
| 31 | ** In the original dub, Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka is known for playing harem protagonists into the point of being nicknamed as "Harem King" by the fandom. In this series, he's reduced to being a member of a harem (Nicol Ascart). |
| 32 | ** In the English dub, Creator/MelissaFahn is more commonly known for being either stoic or bitchy action girls, [[Anime/CowboyBebop one of her more famous roles]] notwithstanding. Here, she plays [[TheCutie Maria Campbell]], who is [[NiceGirl sweet, nice, and as traditionally feminine as can be.]] |
| 33 | * In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': |
| 34 | ** Music/MegumiHayashibara was chosen to play Rei Ayanami, who became the archetypical EmotionlessGirl. At the time, Hayashibara had become famous for her portrayals of {{Bokukko}}, {{Genki Girl}}s, and generally outspoken characters -- basically characters like Asuka Langley Soryuu, Rei’s sort-of love rival for protagonist Shinji. |
| 35 | ** This is also the case in the English dub where Creator/AmandaWinnLee, more known for playing hyperactive Rio in the ''Anime/BurnUp'' series, filled the part of Rei. |
| 36 | ** Additionally Creator/KotonoMitsuishi as BrokenAce Misato Katsuragi. Her most famous role until then? DumbBlonde IdiotHero Usagi from ''Anime/SailorMoon''. |
| 37 | ** Interviews from the Rebuild 2.0 Complete Records indicate that the makers deliberately cast voice actors whose voice and image would conflict with the characters, which is why they continued the tradition by having Creator/MaayaSakamoto play the very eccentric BloodKnight Mari Makinami. |
| 38 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': |
| 39 | ** CreepyChild psychic Gym Leader Natsume/Sabrina is played by Creator/KaeAraki, a.k.a. [[Anime/SailorMoon Chibi-Usa]] in the Japanese version, and by Creator/LisaOrtiz ([[Literature/{{Slayers}} Lina Inverse]]) in the English version. |
| 40 | *** Ortiz was also Mars. Yes, Mars. A stoic, threatening commander trying to help with the main villain's goal of trying to create a new world by destroying the Earth. |
| 41 | ** Creator/DanGreen voices....Ash's Treecko. That's right, a foot-tall grass gecko. Actually a double subversion if you pay attention to Treecko's characterization. |
| 42 | ** Creator/IkueOtani voices cute characters like [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]], but in the disturbing ''VisualNovel/CorpseParty'', she's [[spoiler:BigBad [[CuteIsEvil Sachiko]], a murderous spirit]]. |
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| 45 | [[folder: By Creator - Japanese]] |
| 46 | * Creator/KaeAraki plays more often than not {{Moe}} {{Genki Girl}}s. Then we get to the already mentioned Natsume/Sabrina, and DarkMagicalGirl [[Anime/CorrectorYui Ai Shinozaki]]... |
| 47 | * Creator/NobutoshiCanna is known for voicing {{Blood Knight}}s, HotBlooded characters, scheming villains with the occasional BruceLeeClone. But one would never suspect that he would voice the {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy Nowaki Kusama of ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'' and yes, he's the {{Seme}} in his pairing. |
| 48 | * Even Creator/ShigeruChiba, who’s pretty much always been known for voicing loud and comedic characters, hot-blooded types, villains, and large hams voices a character who doesn’t fit into any of those categories: The quiet and kind Butler of ''Literature/Overlord2012'', Sebas Tian. |
| 49 | ** He’s also done some notable live action work, where he’s played two surprisingly more serious lead roles: The anti-hero Kōichi Todome from ''Film/TheRedSpectacles'', and the solemn director, “I” from ''Film/TalkingHead''. |
| 50 | * Creator/SusumuChiba tends to be associated with calm {{bishonen}}s like Castor from ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'' and Sai from ''Manga/HikaruNoGo''. Yet he also plays middle-aged [[ButtMonkey gorilla]] {{stalker|WithACrush}} Kondo Isao in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Seriously. |
| 51 | * Creator/YukoGoto is most known for her cute-and-vulnerable {{moe}}-roles like [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru Asahina]]. She is really a down-to-asphalt motorcycle-devotee and actually voiced ''[[AdamWesting her own caricature]]'', the hyper-masculine Yakuza-styled Gotouther-sama, in ''Manga/LuckyStar''. |
| 52 | ** She later played [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka's mother Junko]] who is little bit a [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy masculine wife]] and a HardDrinkingPartyGirl. Junko acts often as Madoka's ''bro''. This role is closer to Goto's real life personality (besides the aforementioned caricature) than most of her other roles. |
| 53 | * Creator/KanaHanazawa often voices timid and shy girls like [[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Nadeko Sengoku]], [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Anri Sonohara]], [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Shiori Shiomiya]]. Then she did violent, LargeHam Ichiko Sakura from ''Manga/GoodLuckGirl''! |
| 54 | ** In 2014, she took a step further when she voiced [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Rize Kamishiro]] and [[Manga/AkameGaKill Seryu Ubiquitous]], both villainous, psychotic and cruel characters who were the total opposite of the characters that Hanazawa usually voices. |
| 55 | ** There is also [[Franchise/{{Neptunia}} Iris Heart]], a super sadistic goddess of a {{Dominatrix}} in a {{Stripperific}} outfit who also has a thing for DoubleEntendre. |
| 56 | * Creator/ShowHayami is mostly known to voice characters who appear good but in fact they are evil sociopaths that love playing with people's minds and torturing them like Aizen in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. Yet, he also voices characters completely different from his normal type like [[Manga/FairyTail Ichiya]] or Umibozu in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''. Or if you want a CrazyIsCool example, there's [[Anime/{{Gravion}} Klein Sandman]]. |
| 57 | ** The most jarring example, however, has got to be a minor role he got in ''Anime/GearFighterDendoh'' where he plays Ginga's overly flamboyant father who's EXTREMELY PRONE of [[GratuitousEnglish broken English]]. In fact, ''flamboyant'' doesn't even begin to describe this character (though only for 1 episode, and Hayami also voiced the BigBad, who's more in-line of his type) |
| 58 | * Creator/NorikoHidaka, whose most famous role is [[TsunDere Akane]] from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', voiced StepfordSmiler Soujirou Seta from ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''. |
| 59 | * Creator/YokoHikasa, who is known for voicing sexy and badass women such as [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD Rias Gremory]] and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV Laura Matsuda]] made a jump into this trope as [[Manga/ShamanKing Yoh Asakura]], who's not only a male shonen hero but is so lazy that the only motivation for his goals is so that he won't have to do anything else. |
| 60 | * Creator/YokoSoumi's roles usually tend to be deep-voiced, sexy women, usually with large breasts or in positions of command/fighting, or the Yamato Nadeshiko. But in Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro, she plays the frail elderly goat Granny Mei, who does has a temper but is otherwise far detached from her usual typecast. |
| 61 | * Creator/SatoshiHino back in the day used to be the second fiddle or {{non action guy}}s like [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Yuji Sakai]], [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Saito]], or [[Manga/IkkiTousen Shuuyu Koukin]]. Come present day, he's diversified his roles like [[VideoGame/CrossEdge Yuuto]] [[{{Jerkass}} Kannagi]], [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Kam]][[AxCrazy ui]], [[Anime/MazinkaiserSKL Ryo Mogami]], [[Manga/OtomeYoukaiZakuro Riken Yoshinokazura]] as well as the titular [[Literature/Overlord2012 overlord]] Ainz Ooal Gown, to the point he's barely even recognizable. |
| 62 | * Creator/SoichiroHoshi: Like above, the man does generally passive characters who... [[BewareTheNiceOnes Umm, yeah. You don't make angry, or get in the way]]. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Kira Yamato]] happens to one of the more famous ones of this type. Along side to this is [[Literature/TheGardenOfSinners Lio Shirazumi]], a [[AxCrazy homicidal]], [[PsychoKnifeNut Knife welding]], [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalistic]], {{Manipulative|Bastard}}, {{Creepy Crossdress|er}}ing [[TheSociopath maniac]]. |
| 63 | ** Actually Kira Yamato was PlayingAgainstType for him, before then he was known for playing generally hot-blooded and short tempered characters, [[TheDanza Soichiro]] [[Manga/TenjhoTenge Nagi]], [[Anime/SCryed Kazama the Shell Bullet]] and [[Anime/InfiniteRyvius Yuki Aiba]] were par for the course before ''SEED''. |
| 64 | * Creator/YuiOgura has been typecast for playing cute {{Token Mini Moe}}s. In ''Manga/BlackClover'', she voices the battle-hungry, psychotic blood mage Vanica Zogratis. |
| 65 | ** She was also cast as the tomboyish, reserved, delinquent-like BrokenBird [[DefrostingIceQueen Homare]] in ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'', and the voice she uses for her is significantly lower pitched than her usual fare. |
| 66 | * Creator/NobuyukiHiyama is one of the kings of HotBlooded. |
| 67 | ** He broke type when playing the sensitive, responsible and almost fatherly Shiro Amada from the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam Gundam 08th MS Team]]''. |
| 68 | ** As well as the genocidal psychopath Muruta Azrael from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]''. |
| 69 | ** He also voices [[spoiler:{{emotionless|Girl}} [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] [[BigBad Wilhelm]]]] from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''. If you listen carefully, he sounds vaguely like a really calm Viral. |
| 70 | * Creator/MitsuhiroIchiki is noted by this wiki to "play teenage boys, often leaning heavily towards the JerkAss spectrum." In ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'', he plays Kozuka, the local {{Adorkable}} guy and the {{nice|guy}}est of the Detective Team's boys. This stands out in a cast which also includes the KidHero, TheSocialExpert, and the StoicSpectacles. |
| 71 | * Creator/JunyaIkeda who known for his roles as [[FanBoy Gai]] [[HotBlooded Ikari]] of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' and [[TheSoCalledCoward Joe Kidou]] of ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' plays as the eerie SoftSpokenSadist MisanthropeSupreme Millions Knives of ''Anime/TrigunStampede''. |
| 72 | * Creator/KikukoInoue is well known for her YamatoNadeshiko characters like [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]], [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kasumi Tendou]], and [[Manga/AngelicLayer Shuuko Suzuhara]]. However, she also has many instances where she breaks the mold. |
| 73 | ** [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear I-No]]... is anything but kind. She's a mega bitch. |
| 74 | ** Her performance as [[MsFanservice gorgeous]] [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl exhibitionist]] [[HotForStudent high school teacher]] Yoshimine Mitsuka in ''Manga/DearS'', who likes to strip down to her lingerie in front of her students and, at least in the manga version, openly stated that it turned her on to know that teenagers were checking out her body. In fact, she nearly seemed to be having an orgasm when she said that... |
| 75 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss.]] Though in this case [[spoiler: she really is a [[ApronMatron good mother and mentor]]... she just can't [[TheMole show it]]]]. |
| 76 | ** MS IGLOO 2's {{Shinigami}} lady. |
| 77 | ** And [[spoiler:[[MadScientist Grace]] [[MagnificentBastard O'Connor]]]] from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. |
| 78 | ** [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]]'s older sister Eleonore is even more cruel than Louise -- and without the gentle/affectionate moments. |
| 79 | ** Also [[Manga/HunterXHunter Palm Siberia]], who's... not right in the head to say the least. |
| 80 | ** One of the earliest examples of hers: [[TheBrute Panther]] of ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ''. |
| 81 | ** And even earlier than that, Princess Vespa in the Japanese dub of ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''. |
| 82 | ** The arrogant and sociopathic Alv from ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' and [[BoxedCrook Lobelia Carlini]] from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' are also her doing. |
| 83 | ** [[FemmeFatale Lust]] in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' |
| 84 | ** Akira Yoshii, Akihisa's CoolBigSis yet has a [[BrotherSisterIncest bro-con tendency]] in ''Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''. |
| 85 | ** Insarn, the sexy EvilGenius in ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. |
| 86 | ** And among all of these ladies... there's a [[CrossDressingVoices boy]]. His name is [[Manga/CaptainTsubasa Tsubasa Ohzora]], and she voices him from age 12 to 15. |
| 87 | ** [[Anime/PleaseTeacher Mizuho Kazama]] was many things, but YamatoNadeshiko was not one of them. |
| 88 | ** She also played the {{Yandere}} {{Dominatrix}} Queen in ''Anime/MiyukiChanInWonderland''. |
| 89 | ** [[PlayingWithCharacterType Played with]] for [[VideoGame/SenranKagura Ryoki]], who is normally very sweet, kind, polite and [[TeamMom motherly]], which does fit her usual roles... [[SplitPersonality unless someone touches her halo]], causing her to switch to a [[HairTriggerTemper violent]], bitter, [[SirSwearsALot utterly foul-mouthed]] personality, which doesn't fit her usual roles. |
| 90 | * Creator/MikiIto was originally this, playing FemmeFatale roles, until she did the switch-pigeonhole as a result of Playing Against Type. |
| 91 | %%** Case in point: [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Taiga Fujimura]], [[VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}} Asa Shigure]]. |
| 92 | ** And then there's [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Miyo Takano]], who happens to be [[spoiler:the BigBad in a MilkmanConspiracy]]. |
| 93 | %%** Also portrayed by her role as [[Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs Sachiko Ogasawara]]. |
| 94 | * Creator/YuukiKaji has both played [[Anime/GuiltyCrown Shu]] and [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD Issei]] in the same season. One is a brooding, angsty guy who is forced to become king, and the other one is a lecherous hotblooded kid who wishes to become the ultimate pawn. You try listening one then go to another. It's pretty amazing that he has two protagonist roles which are polar opposites of each other. |
| 95 | ** Then comes the next season where he plays Haruyuki, the resident {{Gonk}} and subject to lots of bullying almost everyday in ''Literature/AccelWorld''. Personality-wise, he believes he is but trash in the real world and often locks himself up in a virtual world. |
| 96 | ** And then there's [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Eren Yeager]]. The PlayingAgainstType was so big that it ''became a MemeticMutation'' (at least in the West). |
| 97 | ** He even becomes the BigBad with a really deep voice known as [[Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan Lord Silver Mask]]. |
| 98 | ** Also TheSociopath known as Q-Vier in ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator''. |
| 99 | * Creator/GakutoKajiwara's most famous roles are typically HotBlooded {{Stock Shonen Hero}}es, such as [[Manga/BlackClover Asta]] and [[Manga/FireForce Shinra Kusakabe]], but in ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'', he plays a much down-to-earth and calmer Hitohito Tadano. |
| 100 | * Creator/AkiraKamiya, a man who is the archetype of HotBlooded voice acting: |
| 101 | ** He's gone on to voice [[MadScientist loony mad scientist Dr. Tomoe]] from ''Anime/SailorMoon''. |
| 102 | ** He also dubbed Iago from ''Franchise/{{Aladdin}}'' (The original movie, the sequels, the TV series and in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts''). Sadly, he retired Iago in 2001 and he is now voiced by Creator/ToruOkawa. |
| 103 | ** Additionally, he also lent his Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} voice to Mr. Beetle in the Japanese dub of Don Bluth's ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina|1994}}''. |
| 104 | ** This [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] seiyuu also voiced [[RomanticFalseLead Shun Mitaka]] in Creator/RumikoTakahashi's most romantic series ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku''. Yes. |
| 105 | ** AND Shutaro Mendou (''Manga/UruseiYatsura''[='=]s version of Mitaka), and Kazamatsuri from ''Manga/YawaraAFashionableJudoGirl'' (a RomanticFalseLead again), not to mention Ryo from ''Manga/CityHunter''. He did a LOT of romantic rivals/sex maniacs. Some fans think the action hero bit was just a sidelight (he was also Kinnikuman, but no one brings that up)... |
| 106 | ** Let's not forget that he was also the first voice of [[Manga/CaseClosed Kogoro Mouri]], the [[SmallNameBigEgo egotistical]] JerkAss detective wannabe. |
| 107 | ** There's also his turn as the pint-sized psychopath Garlic Jr. in [[Anime/DragonBallZDeadZone the first DBZ film]]. Sadly, he didn't reprise his role for the series, with Creator/ShigeruChiba taking over there. |
| 108 | * Creator/HiroshiKamiya was best known for voicing straightforward heroes such as [[Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}} Koyomi Araragi]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Tieria Erde]], and [[Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends Takashi Natsume]]. Then came [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Izaya Orihara]]. By now, ManipulativeBastard has been established as his second pigeonhole. |
| 109 | * Creator/MasamiKikuchi is one of the few who do this ''in the same franchise''. |
| 110 | ** Let's see which characters he played in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series: TheSoCalledCoward [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Jou]], FillerVillain [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Demon]], TheProfessor [[Anime/DigimonTamers Rob [=McCoy=] aka Dolphin]], {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Neemon]]... [[MadScientist KURA]][[BigBad TA]]?! |
| 111 | ** ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' was not the first time Kikuchi played against type BIG time. He was Kouji's JerkAss older brother Akihiko in the ''Bronze'' OAV. |
| 112 | ** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfRebirth'', he voiced Saleh, who can be summarized as an utter sadist. |
| 113 | ** And then there's ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'', where he's the ''very'' hammy and vain Wakato. |
| 114 | * Creator/JurotaKosugi, known for usually voicing villains, plays [[spoiler: the late]] Asuma Sarutobi in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and its sequel ''Naruto Shippuden''. |
| 115 | * Creator/RieKugimiya, who is commonly known for her {{Tsundere}} characters including the "Four Tsundere Wonders" [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana Shana]], [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]], [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler Nagi]], and [[Literature/{{Toradora}} Taiga]], is often pigeonholed into these types of roles. This just makes the exceptions stand out all the more. |
| 116 | ** In the aforementioned ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', there's the cute and non-Tsundere [[GenkiGirl Nena]] [[{{Moe}} Trinity]]... [[spoiler:[[CuteAndPsycho until she]] [[WhamEpisode grabs a gun]].]] |
| 117 | ** Another case is from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. [[TheWoobie Nemu Kurotsuchi]] is really melancholic and shy and spends her time being abused from hell and back by Mayuri Kurotsuchi... [[ExtremeDoormat and she won't even dare to protest]] [[ArtificialHuman because he made her that way]]. And she's not a little girl. |
| 118 | --->'''Mayuri''': "''[[MarshmallowHell Very good, Nemu, just smother him with those. Worst case is, he dies happy.]]''" |
| 119 | ** And there's also [[TokenMiniMoe cute little Lichtenstein]] and the male ShrinkingViolet (and potential {{Yandere}}) Latvia from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Well, maybe not ''completely''... |
| 120 | ** She was also the upbeat Rise from ''VideoGame/Persona4''. Hell, there's even [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/371474 a comic out there]] referencing this trope... |
| 121 | ** She also plays Natsu's partner Happy in ''Manga/FairyTail''. Interestingly enough, Happy becomes smitten with Wendy's partner Charle, who happens to be a tsundere... |
| 122 | ** [[Manga/RosarioPlusVampire Mizore Shirayuki]] is a ShrinkingViolet StalkerWithACrush. She's not busty, but she's far from a pint-sized pettanko. Then again, she wears ZettaiRyouiki. |
| 123 | ** She also played [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]] and [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Ikuto Noguchi]]. Also from Fullmetal Alchemist [[ShrinkingViolet Catherine Elle Armstrong.]] |
| 124 | ** A special case is that of [[Manga/ShugoChara Yua Sakurai]], who has some of Rie's more famous characters' physical traits (long wavy hair, short stature), but is actually quite a nice girl. |
| 125 | ** She's also voiced EmotionlessBoy [[Manga/NabariNoOu Miharu Rokujou]], which is definitely a huge contrast to some other roles she's played. |
| 126 | ** Her first male role was the sweet Kaname (also known as Taiki) in ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms''. So yeah, that was her ''first'' pigeonholing, and then jumped into another... |
| 127 | ** [[TheOtherDarrin Replacing]] the late Creator/TomokoKawakami as [[ActionGirl Miu Furinji]] in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. Very well-endowed and can kick ass, plus she's a NiceGirl rather than a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. |
| 128 | ** She played a PreciousPuppy in ''Chocotan!'' |
| 129 | * Creator/MegumiMatsumoto, pigeonholed for many years as the cute young boy, voiced {{Meganekko}} GenkiGirl Suzuri in ''Manga/RideBack''. |
| 130 | * Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka has been criticized for being pigeonholed into generic {{Harem}} protagonist roles such as [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]], and while he has had other roles that have avoided this trend, such as [[Literature/HighSchoolDxD Freed Sellzen]], the true example here is [[Literature/ReZero Betel]][[AxeCrazy geuse]] [[BigBad Romanee-]][[EvilIsHammy Conti]], in spades! It's easily his most insane role ever, and has been near universally praised as the very role that changed many peoples minds about him as a voice actor. And later an ''immensely'' HotBlooded swordsman called [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Inosuke Hashibiara]] who's '''nothing''' like the above roles. |
| 131 | * Creator/KentaMiyake as Genma in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' is a lot like the Nena Trinity example mentioned above, where [[spoiler:the actor plays a character who on the surface seems like their [[PigeonholedVoiceActor typical role]] (in this case, tall, deep-voiced BigGuy characters), but is [[BaitTheDog revealed]] to be insane and evil]]. |
| 132 | * Creator/MamoruMiyano normally plays Bishounen type characters with boyish voices, but in ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate'', he played Okabe Rintaro who is far from bishounen and is deep-voiced. |
| 133 | ** Also, he tends to voice ''[[AmbiguouslyGay faaaaaaabulous]]'' {{Bishonen}} such as [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Tamaki Suoh]]. [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Setsuna F. Seiei]] might be a {{Bishonen}} but he is the [[TheStoic exact opposite of the two above]]. |
| 134 | ** And then there's [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Shuu]] [[AxCrazy Tsukimiya]]. |
| 135 | * Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa almost always voices imposing characters, ranging from [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry demon exterminators]] to [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 downright creepy ones]]. However, in addition to voicing a protagonist's father (in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', where he also voices a villain as well as ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''), he's also the voice of Spider-Man himself in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''. |
| 136 | ** He was also the original voice of [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries Katsuya Jonouchi]] (Joey Wheeler to U.S. fans). Yes, [[ButtMonkey that]] [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Jonouchi]]. |
| 137 | * Not that Creator/HitomiNabatame never did a GenkiGirl like [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Mana/Cure Heart]], but her most known portfolio is mostly about CoolBigSis, HardDrinkingPartyGirl, mature women, or [[YuriGenre lesbians]]. |
| 138 | ** Although, considering the heavy subtext of the Precure franchise, you could say the last one MIGHT be a lil' spot on for Nabatame... In fact, the presence of Nabatame turns this particular Precure into 'the most [[HoYay Les Yay]]-ridden Precure series ever' and [[HoYay/DokiDokiPrecure the first Precure that got a Ho Yay page on its own]]! |
| 139 | ** Her debut role, Yuuna from ''Literature/{{Maburaho}}'' is a cute, housewife-like RoseHairedSweetie with a high-pitched voice... who also happens to be a ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend. |
| 140 | ** Nabatame also played Mei Mei from ''Manga/NagasareteAirantou'' who is a TokenMinimoe ''plus'' a ShrinkingViolet. |
| 141 | * Creator/MaiNakahara, who is known for cheery and sweet-faced {{Moe}} {{Action Girl}}s as [[Anime/MyHime Mai Tokiha]] and [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS Teana Lanstar]], voiced the villainous HotWitch Valerie from ''VideoGame/LuminousArc3''. |
| 142 | * Creator/KazuyaNakai is ''the'' voice actor for when it comes to badass swordsmen, such as [[Manga/OnePiece Zoro]], [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Toshiro Hijikata]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Date Masamune]], [[Anime/SamuraiChamploo Mugen]]...and then there's [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kokuto]], who is also a swordsman, but is '''dangerously''' [[AxCrazy unstable]] and [[BloodKnight way too eager to shed some blood]]. |
| 143 | ** The crazed and foul-mouthed Jan Valentine from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''. |
| 144 | ** Also gaunt and very eccentric [[Manga/{{Chihayafuru}} Hiro/Hyoro]] |
| 145 | ** And there's TheStoic and ComicallySerious, Shizuka Doumeki of ''Manga/{{XxxHolic}}''. |
| 146 | * Creator/YuuichiNakamura usually has roles where the [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold jerks have a golden heart]] but thanks to his role as [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Hazama/Terumi]], he can finally be a full-blown {{Jerkass}}. |
| 147 | ** Long before that there was his role as Dinosaur Ryuzaki in ''Anime/YuGiOh''. |
| 148 | * Creator/RyuseiNakao in the past sometimes does more than the screechy voiced sadistic, mostly villainous men he's known for (and very [[MeanCharacterNiceActor UN-like]] his NiceGuy RealLife behavior). In ''Anime/GoLion'', he played as the SacrificialLamb (but still heroic) Shirogane (''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' fans will recognize him as Sven), and in ''Anime/Moomin1990'' he played the ButtMonkey comic relief character Sniff. |
| 149 | ** He seems to do this often when he dubs Western Animation; he usually he plays the hero or comic relief sidekick. Examples include Yakko Warner from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', Buster Bunny from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Bartok from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Jon Arbuckle from ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', Heathcliff from ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'', and [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry both Droopy and his son Drippy]]. |
| 150 | * Creator/DaisukeNamikawa ought to get a mention too. He can voice literally ''anyone'' with his diverse tonal range. Contrast characters such as [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fai]] and the [[Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers Italy brothers]] with ''[[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ulquiorra]]''! |
| 151 | * Creator/AiNonaka usually does cutesy and nice characters. [[DarkMagicalGirl Kyouko]] [[TheSocialDarwinist Sakura]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' is definitely not one of them. And neither is Eimi/Emilia in ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''. |
| 152 | * Creator/MamikoNoto, known for having a naturally soft voice, tends to play cute characters, such as [[Anime/MyHime Yukino Kikukawa]], [[Manga/SgtFrog Angol Mois]], and [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Kotomi Ichinose]]. |
| 153 | ** She then went on to play Masane Amaha, the ActionMom from ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}''. |
| 154 | ** Add to that her roles in ''Anime/{{Monster}}'', [[spoiler: specifically a certain terrifying CreepyCrossdresser.]] |
| 155 | ** There is also the slow talking, deep voiced, SexyMentor Shigure from ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. |
| 156 | ** Or ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'''s Suzuka. Watch the meek and demure Creator/MamikoNoto let out a shrilling NoblewomansLaugh! OOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!! |
| 157 | ** And the LovableAlphaBitch Lilicia Toudou in ''Literature/StudentCouncilsDiscretion''. |
| 158 | ** And BrokenBird Satellizer from ''Manga/{{Freezing}}''. |
| 159 | ** And Kosuda-kun's CoolBigSis in ''Manga/BGataHKei''. |
| 160 | ** Don't forget Oichi from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', who is demure and cries a lot but goddamn '''[[EldritchAbomination terrifying]]''' the rest of the time. |
| 161 | ** She plays Aoi Mutou in ''Manga/{{Moyashimon}}'', who is quite the HardDrinkingPartyGirl, isn't afraid to get dirty, and is not soft-voiced at all. |
| 162 | ** She voices the {{Creepy|Child}}, EmotionlessGirl Ai Enma in ''Anime/HellGirl''. |
| 163 | ** Don't forget her role as Asagami Fujino in ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners''. MAGAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! |
| 164 | ** Let us not forget her role as AbusiveParent [[Manga/YourLieInApril Saki Arima]]. |
| 165 | * Creator/MegumiOgata is known for her deep and abrasive voice that leads her to mostly play young boys, such as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]], and tough ActionGirl types, like [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Uranus]] or even [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] before Creator/AtsukoTanaka took the role. |
| 166 | ** But she is also the one to play [[{{Delinquent}} Kunio Murai]]'s mom in ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'', the very feminine and sexy Julia Murai...who is also a construction worker. |
| 167 | ** The ''true against type'' for her is Princess Emeraude from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'', who is tiny, willowy, super feminine and NOT EVEN TOUGH. That is, until [[spoiler:her lover is killed... but even her feminine touch still lived on]]. The show, however, also has a more in-type role for Megumi Ogata, though: [[{{Bishonen}} Eagle Vision]]. |
| 168 | * Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto usually plays loudmouthed and HotBlooded characters such as the likes of [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Katsuki Bakugou]]. [[Manga/YonaOfTheDawn Shin-ah]] is the [[TheStoic exact]] [[TheQuietOne opposite]]. |
| 169 | * Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo manages to play against type while playing a character within his type! In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', he voices Dabura, a sinister devil under the control of Babidi. When he is killed by Majin Buu, however, his soul is deemed too evil to be punished in Hell, so his punishment is to be sent to Heaven, where he [[HeelFaceTurn suddenly becomes a]] FriendToAllLivingThings, which [[LampshadeHanging everyone close to him finds creepy]]. |
| 170 | * Creator/AriOzawa usually plays TheCutie of that cast, being typecast by her StarMakingRole, Chiyo of ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''. In ''Manga/MagicOfStella'' she plays Ayame, the closest this series gives for a {{Tomboy}}. |
| 171 | * Creator/YoshikoSakakibara usually plays mother and scientist roles as well as TheBaroness, such as [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Karn]], And then she played Rosemariné of ''Manga/KazeToKiNoUta'', a {{Bishonen}}-type LongHairedPrettyBoy. |
| 172 | * Creator/SatomiSato is mostly known for playing demure girly girls. Ironically, she gained a [[StarMakingRole huge amount of recognition]] as the {{tomboy}} Ritsu from ''Manga/{{KOn}}''. |
| 173 | * While Creator/TomokazuSeki simply plays too many roles to be a true PigeonholedVoiceActor, he nonetheless usually finds himself playing either HotBlooded or {{Stoic}} badasses like [[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]], [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon Kasshu]], [[VideoGame/{{Gungrave}} Beyond the Grave]], [[Manga/LuckyStar Anime Tenchou]], [[Literature/FullMetalPanic Sousuke Sagara]], [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Gai Daigouji]], and...''Manga/{{Gravitation}}''s ''[[{{Uke}} Shuichi]]?'' |
| 174 | * Creator/KaoriShimizu was formerly known for her deep, sometimes deadpan voice but mostly tough voices that is suited for SugarAndIcePersonality {{Action Girl}}s (Case in point: [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs Signum]]). |
| 175 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'' gives her the role of Richia Spodune, a... uh... really soft-spoken, feminine MysteriousWaif. |
| 176 | ** And then you have [[{{Fangirl}} Hiyori]] [[YaoiFangirl Tamura]] from ''Manga/LuckyStar''. Double whoa. |
| 177 | * Creator/HiroShimono usually voices characters who can be a bit artsy such as [[Anime/RahXephon Ayato Kamina]]. [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Keima Katsuragi]] is [[StylisticSuck anything but that]]. |
| 178 | ** He's also often cast as bright and happy-go-lucky boys so it's downright surprising to find out that he also voices the villainous [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Dabi]]. |
| 179 | * Creator/KenichiSuzumura is mostly known to play characters that are HotBlooded like Shinn from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' or DeadpanSnarker like Okita from ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' or Ayumu from ''Manga/{{Spiral}}''. He also plays transsexual Ginshu in ''Manga/{{Amatsuki}}'', and the childish (and often whiny) Maya in ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast''. |
| 180 | * Creator/ChiakiTakahashi usually plays characters who are [[VideoGame/TheIdolMaster kind hearted]], and if the character experiences a FaceHeelTurn or does something morally ambiguous, [[VideoGame/BlazBlue the character]] usually retains some sympathy to make her an AntiVillain. Except in ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'', whereas her character Majiquonne/Arfoire is not only the BigBad, she's also [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil intentionally designed to be unsympathetic]], and her motivation overall seems close to GenericDoomsdayVillain. |
| 181 | * Creator/HideyukiTanaka: Ever since TheSeventies, he's been known for playing {{team dad}}s and {{nice guy}}s. His role in ''Manga/OnePiece''? A cruel, hammy, manipulative, bitter and arrogant MagnificentBastard known as Donquixote Doflamingo. |
| 182 | * Creator/RieTanaka usually provides voices for peaceful, meek and/or strait-laced heroines like Chii from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell from the ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed Gundam SEED]]'' verse, and Yomi from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''...but she was also the voice behind at least three devious/brutal villains: Suigintou from ''Anime/RozenMaiden'', [[spoiler:Tomoe Marguerite]] from ''Anime/MyOtome'', and Liang Qi from ''Anime/{{Canaan}}''. |
| 183 | %%** And then there's Morganna Mode Gone from ''Anime/DotHackSign''... |
| 184 | ** She also plays the straight-laced husky-voiced Mitsuru Kirijo from ''VideoGame/Persona3''. |
| 185 | ** Played with in '''VideoGame/FateExtra'''s sequel ''Fate/EXTRA CCC'', where she plays the soft voiced Buddhist nun Sessyoin Kiara, until it's revealed that [[spoiler: she's a cult leader responsible for countless suicides, and her desire to provide mankind salvation culminates in her gaining the status of a god, and the name Heaven's Hole.]] Her clothing, and in turn her voice, get progressively lewder in all of her appearances so far. |
| 186 | * Creator/KeiTomiyama was known best for voicing the heroic Susumu Kodai in ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''. He also voiced Tochiro Oyama in several [[Creator/LeijiMatsumoto Leijiverse]] titles as well as Yang Wenli in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''. He also was Takashi Kasuga aka Kyosuke's dad in ''Manga/KimagureOrangeRoad''. All of these are intelligent, kindly, competent, yet vulnerable characters. Suprisingly, he voiced the AxCrazy Inspector Percy in the ''Anime/RidingBean'' OVA. His character is essentially [[Franchise/LupinIII Inspector Zenigata]] on crack. |
| 187 | * Creator/NaoTouyama is best known for voicing boisterous and outgoing GenkiGirl[=s=] who oftentimes pepper their sentences with GratuitousEnglish, such as [[Manga/KiniroMosaic Karen Kujo]], [[Manga/{{Nisekoi}} Chitoge Kirisaki]], and the [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Kongou and Takao Sisters]]. Then, there is the soft-spoken and reserved [[Anime/MacrossDelta Reina Prowler]], a character who contrasts so much with her previous roles one may very well be surprised she received a Singing Award for her performance as said character during the 15th Seiyuu Awards. There's also [[Manga/{{GATE}} Lelei la Lalena]], another introverted character very similar in demeanor to Reina who sometimes wears a hazmat suit and gas mask to reflect how cautious she is, and to a lesser extent [[Literature/GoblinSlayer High Elf Archer]], who acts far more serious compared to her other, more comedic roles. |
| 188 | * Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga, who voiced many {{Adorkable}} characters such as [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Mikado Ryuugamine]], [[Manga/YouAndMe Shun Matsuoka]] and [[Anime/YuriOnIce Yuuri Katsuki]] currently voices Mahiro Fuwa, the AxCrazy, JerkAss AntiHero of ''Manga/BlastOfTempest''. The amount of dramatic yelling in a suddenly rough, husky voice is very shocking. |
| 189 | * Creator/KenjiUtsumi often is the go-guy for voicing rather big characters, yet in the Red Ribbon Army saga of ''Manga/DragonBall'', he voices the leader of the eponymous villainous army, Commander Red... who is a complete midget. Still met up with the other standard of being a Military dictator, though. |
| 190 | ** And let's not forget about his role as ''Gimli'' in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies. |
| 191 | * Creator/NorioWakamoto is best known for a long string of villain and/or badass roles. |
| 192 | ** Then there's ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', where he played... a cat. Okay, it's [[MegaNeko Chiyo-Dad]], so it's not completely out there, but still... ''a freaking '''cat!''''' He also played the cute MentorMascot, [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Flappy]], who has a really high-pitched voice, and the TeamPet Teddie in ''VideoGame/Persona4''. |
| 193 | ** Who can forget the melon-loving, v-shaped demon from ''Manga/ZatchBell'', the almighty Victoreem-sama? VERY MERON!!! |
| 194 | ** It was just as weird when he played a dog statue in ''Yoshinaga Chi No Gargoyle''. |
| 195 | ** He also played the LemonyNarrator of ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''; a voice job not only totally at odds with his usual hard tone, but also so oily that it can melt butter from a range of thirty feet. |
| 196 | %%** Onsokumaru from ''Manga/NinjaNonsense''. |
| 197 | ** One of his first roles was Master, a kindly bartender in the very, ''very'' romantic ''Anime/MaisonIkkoku'' series. |
| 198 | ** He played the gender-flipped Chousen in ''VisualNovel/KoihimeMusou'', whose {{Macho Camp}}ness seems to be lifted straight from ''VideoGame/ChoAniki''. |
| 199 | * Creator/KappeiYamaguchi: The Japanese voice actor for [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]], [[Manga/OnePiece Usopp]], and Manga/{{Inuyasha}} also tends to be {{pigeonholed|VoiceActor}} into hotheaded hero roles. And then there's [[Manga/DeathNote L]] who is [[TheStoic nothing like those three]]. |
| 200 | ** Yamaguchi also plays [[Manga/MobileSuitCrossboneGundam Tobia Arronax]], [[GuileHero possibly one of]] [[IndyPloy the cleverest]] ''Gundam'' protagonists ever (though he does have his HotBlooded moments). |
| 201 | ** [[Manga/HunterXHunter Feitan]] is the short, but creepy, dark clothed Genei Ryodan member with a quiet voice and is a torture specialist and he beheads almost every enemy he fights with his hands. |
| 202 | ** He also played [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Forever]], a pervy gorilla who's also extremely psychotic, and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Shigechi]] who's immensely greedy, but highly intelligent. |
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| 205 | [[folder: By Creator - English]] |
| 206 | %%* Creator/RobertAxelrod, best known as ''Franchise/PowerRangers'''s [[BigBad Lord Zedd]] and MadScientist Finster, played BadassAdorable AntiHero[=/=]AntiVillain Wizardmon. |
| 207 | * Creator/ChrisAyres normally played deep-voiced characters who are either [[Anime/SpeedGrapher antag]][[Anime/DragonBallZKai onists]], or in the [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara supporting]] cast who are in middle-age, so it's surprising to see that in ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' he played Kei Kurono, who's not only a young-teenager-like character, he's also the main character. |
| 208 | * Creator/GregAyres is known for playing innocent young boys or fun loving teenagers, but he has played vastly different characters at least twice. First, in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', he voiced Bido, a former human-turned-lizard chimera who is a con artist and trouble maker. And in ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'', he voices Hajimeh w Muroto, a psychotic teenage serial killer and rapist. |
| 209 | ** He's Tsujido in ''Anime/SpeedGrapher'', who is a quiet and calm [[TheDragon Dragon]] to the BigBad. |
| 210 | ** He's also Guldo on ''Anime/DragonballZKai''. |
| 211 | ** In both ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' and ''Anime/Nightraid1931'', he voices characters who initially seem to fit his fun-loving, easy going type, but are revealed to have StepfordSmiler traits and are actually less nice/more melancholic than you'd expect. |
| 212 | ** A similar case comes in the "Mountain Villa" 2-parter in ''Manga/CaseClosed'', where he voices an [[{{Adorkable}} geeky]] [[BigFun big guy]]. [[spoiler:All of that is an act and he just so happens to be the killer.]] |
| 213 | ** He was also Monokuma in the ''Anime/DanganronpaTheAnimation'', the sadistic KillerTeddyBear who oversees the DeadlyGame. |
| 214 | * Creator/LauraBailey seems to voice a lot of cute, generally innocent teenage girls (such as Keiko/Kayko Yukimura from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Tohru Honda from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', Marta in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld''.) |
| 215 | ** But then she also voices [[FemmeFatale Lust]] in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''! |
| 216 | ** Don't forget [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Tia Harribel]]. |
| 217 | ** She's also young Chi-Chi in ''Manga/DragonBall''. Between Lust, Harribel, and Young Chi-Chi's [[{{Stripperiffic}} wardrobe]], [[{{Fanservice}} we're sensing a pattern with her characters' designs]] despite the characters' personalities being completely different. |
| 218 | %%** And then there's ''VideoGame/{{Bloodrayne}}''... |
| 219 | ** She comes back in her ''against type'' mode in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', being the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]]. |
| 220 | ** She's also the American equivalent of Creator/MamikoNoto for the aforementioned [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Oichi]]. |
| 221 | %%** [[Manga/CrayonShinChan Shin Nohara]]. |
| 222 | %%*** Another -- [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Warrant Officer Schrodinger]]. |
| 223 | %%* Creator/TroyBaker: Did you know that he played the DifficultButAwesome, [[BunnyEarsLawyer eccentric but highly powerful]] Excalibur from ''Manga/SoulEater''? |
| 224 | * Creator/SteveBlum tends to be cast as impossibly cool leading men like [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel]]. |
| 225 | ** Many people were surprised to hear him in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' as the extremely CampGay Leeron. It should be noted that his range is ''far'' from limited. |
| 226 | ** See also: Dr. Ludger Brink from the 1995 Lucas Arts videogame, ''VideoGame/{{The Dig|1995}}'', or his appearance in ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' as... WesternAnimation/YakkyDoodle. |
| 227 | ** In ''VideoGame/LegoBatman'', there are plenty of characters that are his type, like Batman, The Joker, Two-Face, Killer Croc... except Killer Moth, who's possibly the biggest loser in Gotham, and Blum voiced ''him'' too. |
| 228 | *** His role as Killer Croc ''really'' shined in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum''. |
| 229 | ** The Green Goblin in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' and Orochimaru from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' are both higher-pitched madmen compared to his normal deep voice. |
| 230 | ** He accomplished a similar feat to fellow ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' VA Masami Kikuchi. Hell, ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' has 3 of his ranges in there -- badass Yamaki, young boy Kenta, and RidiculouslyCuteCritter Guilmon! |
| 231 | ** Blum has also voiced children ([[Anime/DigimonFrontier J.P.]]) and small creatures ([[WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}} Blunk]]). |
| 232 | ** In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', Blum voices Aoi, a sensitive and soft-spoken intellectual [[spoiler: better known as The Laughing Man]]. |
| 233 | ** And, of course, there is Orochimaru in ''Naruto''. He's not exactly known for playing slimy scheming parasites. |
| 234 | ** There's also his role as Dr. Nebraska, a high-pitched evil mad scientist in episode 5 of ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''. |
| 235 | * Creator/JohnnyYongBosch: The ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' alumnus has had several roles that could be considered playing against type. |
| 236 | ** Shortly after being cast as [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]], Bosch would go on to play Rossiu from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', another WellIntentionedExtremist who comes into opposition with the protagonist. |
| 237 | ** He went further against type in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', where he plays Tohru Adachi, an incompetent ButtMonkey of a police detective, which is a far cry from his usual heroic roles. [[spoiler:This becomes even more apparent when it turns out that not only is Adachi [[BigBad the killer]], he's AxCrazy to boot.]] |
| 238 | ** While being cast as [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Izaya Orihara]] could also be considered Playing Against Type, Johnny's basically established "evil, slimy, and/or manipulative bastard" as his secondary type at this point. |
| 239 | ** Bosch also has a ''second'' secondary type other than playing slimy anti-heroes/villains: the soft spoken/whiny young boys. There are [[Anime/EurekaSeven Renton]] and [[Anime/LastExile Claus]] among quite a few others. |
| 240 | ** And by ''Literature/FateZero'', he plays the [[TheSociopath sociopathic]]Ryuunosuke who loves to see people dying in brutal ways. |
| 241 | ** He also plays the sadistic, borderline {{Yandere}} Saruhiko Fushimi in ''Anime/ProjectK''. |
| 242 | ** His first not-so-good-guy role is thought to have been Clair Leonelli from ''Anime/HeatGuyJ''. |
| 243 | ** His first antagonistic role was Reiji Takegawa, the BigBad in ''VideoGame/{{Gatekeepers}}''. |
| 244 | ** ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has him playing the BigBad's father. A middle-aged man mind you, which is way different from pretty much most of his roles. |
| 245 | * Despite her wide vocal range, Creator/LuciChristian people were still quite surprised when they found out that she portrayed AxCrazy BloodKnight Ophelia in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''. |
| 246 | ** Not to mention the psychotic Medusa from ''Manga/SoulEater'' and the equally nuts '''Alois Trancy''' from ''Manga/BlackButler''. |
| 247 | ** And there's [[{{God}} the Truth]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil who's]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality many]] {{t|ricksterMentor}}hings, but not bratty or insane. |
| 248 | * Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard is known for playing {{Femme Fatale}}s and sultry women. So it came as a surprise when she was cast as idiot Shonen hero [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]]. It ended up working so well that she was cast as Gohan in ''Anime/DragonBallZKai''. |
| 249 | * Partial example: Creator/RichardIanCox is usually cast in the role of hotheadeds like Manga/{{Ranma|OneHalf}} and ''Anime/InuYasha'', but was cast as the generally calm [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Allelujah Haptism]]. However, he ''was'' in-type for Allelujah's SuperpoweredEvilSide. |
| 250 | ** He also played the cowardly helicopter pilot in the live-action movie ''Film/GhostRider2007''. |
| 251 | %%* Creator/MelissaFahn is mostly known for voicing [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Gaz]] and [[Anime/DigimonTamers Rika Nonaka]], which they share the same personality. Too bad [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Kristy Damon]] opposes them by personality. |
| 252 | %%** Or even [[VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove Rosita Aries]], an energetic and free-spirited PluckyGirl TagalongKid. |
| 253 | * Creator/SandyFox normally voices TokenMiniMoe roles due to her high pitched, little girl-sounding voice. But when Chibi-Usa briefly undergoes a PlotRelevantAgeUp and gets brainwashed and becomes Black Lady near the end of the second season of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', Sandy actually lowers her voice to accommodate Chibi-Usa's physical change into an older teen. |
| 254 | * Creator/CrispinFreeman is known for mostly playing badass MrFanservice [[AntiHero Anti-Heroes]] like [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Itachi]], and [[Anime/LastExile Alex Rowe]]. But... |
| 255 | ** He also starred in Manga/{{Chobits}} as dweeby loser [[UnluckyEverydude Hideki]]. |
| 256 | ** He's also [[PlayingWithFire Fire Leo]] from the ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' cartoon. That's a pretty big difference from Alucard, Itachi, or most of his characters. |
| 257 | ** And then there's [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon]], the GenericGuy, TokenHuman[=/=]TheTeamNormal, and OnlySaneMan among the SOS Brigade. |
| 258 | ** Freeman's stereotyped as a badass because he was played against type. His first popular major role was [[Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor Justy Ueki Tylor]], played against when he was given the role of [[TheComicallySerious Zelgadis]] of ''Anime/{{Slayers}}''. |
| 259 | ** His role in the video game ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes'' is freaking Franchise/{{Superman}}, a far cry from the psychos he usually voices. In said performance, he does a reasonable impression of Creator/GeorgeNewbern, who voiced Superman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. |
| 260 | * Marlowe Gardiner-Heslin, a former Canadian voice actor from Toronto, has voiced [[Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade minors in]] [[WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse children's animation]], but his voice role in the English dub of the ''Interlude'' OVA is [[DarkerAndEdgier mature]] [[PrecisionFStrike and different]] than his previous roles. |
| 261 | * Creator/KellenGoff is often typecast as either AxCrazy villains like [[Manga/FireForce Rekka Hoshimiya]], [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Overhaul]] and [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Diavolo]] or monsters like [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Funtime Freddy]] and [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba the Father Spider Demon]], and has expressed wanting to expand his repertoire beyond those archetypes. Later, he would go on to play [[Anime/TheNightIsShortWalkOnGirl Senpai]], his first main character and a ClassicalAntiHero StalkerWithACrush, and the EndearinglyDorky NiceGuy [[Manga/SasakiAndMiyano Sasaki]]. |
| 262 | * Creator/ToddHaberkorn, generally plays HotBlooded heroes or comic relief characters, but... |
| 263 | ** while they are both the [[TheProtagonist main characters]] of their series like most of his notable Funimation roles, [[Manga/GhostHunt Naru]] and [[Anime/{{Free}} Haruka]] are [[TheStoic vastly different]] from his typical hot-blooded and/or outgoing roles. |
| 264 | ** ever since he moved to Los Angeles, he has been often typecasted into villains such as [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Sugou Nobuyuki]], [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic Judar]] and [[Literature/ReZero Betelgeuse]]. |
| 265 | * Creator/MarykeHendrikse is known for playing {{Genki Girl}}s and the shy type, but in ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' she plays Revy, the angry, violent, foul mouthed SociopathicHero progaonist. |
| 266 | * Creator/JerryJewell is known for his sinister or PrettyBoy roles. However, he plays a bat named Nazo "Kou" Koumori in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' who pops up during random intervals to [[BreakingTheFourthWall fill the audience in on information]], and who also happens to be [[spoiler: Kokoa Shuzen's sidekick and shape-shifting weapon of choice]]. However, in one later episode it is revealed that Kou [[spoiler: has a teen human formed "Kotaro Ijuuin", and this character is right up Jewell's ally, making this arguably a SubvertedTrope]]. |
| 267 | * Creator/AllesandroJulliani: The actor who played L in the English dub of ''Manga/DeathNote'' had previously mainly voice acted as the Prince Charming equivalents in the ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' movies. This is '''really''' playing against the type when you consider that L is said to be socially awkward and has no luck in romantic areas. Not that L really cares. |
| 268 | * Creator/YuriLowenthal traditionally voices the KidHero. Ironically enough, his StarMakingRole in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' was as AntiHero-turned-villain Sasuke. Not to mention his role as the {{Jerkass}} OmnicidalManiac with ClusterFBomb Gig in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters'', which is considered one of the best video game dubs ever. There's also his role as the lead in ''Manga/GirlsBravo'', where he voices a ShrinkingViolet who doubles as TheChewToy. |
| 269 | * Creator/MonaMarshall, the voice of so many young boys? Turn on the dub of ''Anime/CarriedByTheWindTsukikageRan''. The voice of Ran, a twenty-something female bishojo ronin? That's her. |
| 270 | ** She also voiced another girl character, Leni, in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''. |
| 271 | ** She also voiced high pitched RidiculouslyCuteCritter Terriermon in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. |
| 272 | * Creator/VicMignogna's casting as [[Anime/DragonBallZ Broly]] is very jarring. Not surprisingly, ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged'' took aim at how...vocal he is at not liking to do the ScreamingWarrior. |
| 273 | ** The above wouldn't the last time [[Anime/CodeGeass he played someone more than a little]] AxCrazy. |
| 274 | %%** This list could go on forever, but his portrayal of Akechi Mitsuhide in the anime of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' was so disturbing that it has to be mentioned. |
| 275 | ** His role as Mamoru in ''Anime/RahXephon'' is also against type. The character initially seems to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold BromanticFoil, [[spoiler:but then shows himself to be a Jerkass and does a FaceHeelTurn. So, Vic playing him goes against his usual casting as heroic characters]]. |
| 276 | ** For that matter, he also played Rome Ro in ''Anime/HeroicAge'', who is not only the closest thing the series has to a BigBad, but is very quiet and pensive. |
| 277 | %%** And let's not forget Vic also voices ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'''s Greece! |
| 278 | ** Vic Mignogna voices E-123 Omega in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', a 1200-pound robot AntiHero who will do whatever it takes to kill Dr. Eggman. He's more difficult to recognize as Omega than most of his other roles. |
| 279 | ** Speaking of ''One Piece'', there's also his role as the weaselly JerkAss that is [[SmugSnake Nezumi]] from the Arlong arc. His role as [[spoiler:Sabo]] on the other hand is more in line with his usual characters. |
| 280 | * Creator/KirbyMorrow is typically the Ocean Group's go-to guy for dashing young heroes in both anime and western animation such as Miroku from ''Anime/{{Inuyasha}}'', Ryo Takatsuki in ''Manga/ProjectARMS'', Trowa Barton from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Cyclops/Scott Summers in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', and Ken of ''{{Franchise/Barbie}}'' fame. |
| 281 | ** However he joins fellow voice actor Creator/BradSwaile in playing against type in ''Manga/DeathNote'', where he voices KnightTemplar turned mass murderer, {{T|heDragon}}eru [[SycophanticServant Mikami]]. He's also voiced Gyunei Gus, Char Aznable's AxCrazy right hand man in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack'', and the cynical Raimi Mathews in ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints''. |
| 282 | * Creator/LiamOBrien is known for voicing characters that are evil, crazy, or anti-heroic. However, he plays the very heroic Dr. Tenma from ''Manga/{{Monster}}''. |
| 283 | * Creator/LisaOrtiz, as mentioned before, usually voices cheery upbeat characters like [[{{Literature/Slayers}} Lina Inverse]], [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose]], and [[Videogame/ComicParty Chisa Tsukamoto]]: |
| 284 | ** But in addition to the aforementioned [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Sabrina and Mars]], she was also [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Lala]]-[[ReiAyanamiExpy Ru]] from ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere'', and if you hear her voice as [[Manga/IkkiTousen Kaku Bunwa]], you won't recognize it's her. |
| 285 | ** She also voiced [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Shiori]], a quiet, stoic, [[spoiler:{{manipulative|Bastard}} AttentionWhore who wanted to exploit her friend's secret so she could ruin her life as part of her revenge plan]]. |
| 286 | * Creator/JoshuaSeth usually voiced innocent kids, heroic teenagers, or goofy little characters, he was also Tetsuo from Anime/{{Akira}} a depressed teenage biker gang member with low self esteem who slowly goes insane after developing telekinetic powers and eventually goes on a murderous rampage. |
| 287 | ** He also played the main antagonist Knives as a child from Anime/{{Trigun}} who systematically kills off the people who raised him after developing a hatred of humans. |
| 288 | * Creator/StephanieSheh usually plays shy, quiet girls such as [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hinata Hyuga]], {{Anime/Eureka|Seven}}, and [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru Asahina]]. But she also plays [[Manga/LuckyStar Akira Kogami]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kin Tsuchi]], and [[Anime/CodeGeass Kaguya Sumeragi]]. |
| 289 | %%** [[WordOfGod According to her,]] [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Audrey Burne.]] |
| 290 | ** She's also played some downright badass and/or villainous roles as of late, such as Kriem from ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', and the Rin sisters from ''VideoGame/AnarchyReigns''. |
| 291 | ** She also did the voice clips for Kjelle in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', who is far from shy, and is a confident, training-loving knight. |
| 292 | ** [[spoiler:Aww, [[FairyCompanion Airy]]]] from ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' [[spoiler:is voiced by her and she is so cute... Well if you ignore the fact she is the BigBad working for an evil being out to devour the world]]. |
| 293 | ** She also plays the infamous [[CuteIsEvil cute psychopath]] Nui Harime in ''Anime/KillLaKill''. |
| 294 | ** Then there's her role as the [[BrokenBird broken]], unhinged, [[DeathSeeker suicidal]] Suito Kusanagi in the film ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers''. |
| 295 | * Creator/IanSinclair, is known for playing soft spoken, loud or friendly voices, but in ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' plays Toriko with a deep voice [[LargeHam that is large as he is]]. |
| 296 | * Creator/SteveStaley, best known for voicing JerkAss and/or cynical characters like [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Neji Hyuga]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Toshiro Hitsugaya]], and [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Kadaj]], plays NiceGuy [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Banagher Links]]. |
| 297 | * Creator/SonnyStrait generally voices happy-go-lucky, comic-relief-with-a-hint-of-badass guys. But then he also voices [[Anime/SamuraiSeven Kyuzo]], who's TheStoic if there ever was one. |
| 298 | %%** He's also Bardock, the father of Goku, in Dragon Ball Z. |
| 299 | ** Then there's his role as Doctor on ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', a [[NightmareFuel creepy]] AxeCrazy SoftSpokenSadist during the Chapter Black arc. |
| 300 | * Creator/KarenStrassman usually employs a tremendous amount of feminine grace in her characters, heroines and villainesses alike. But in ''Manga/{{Hellsing}} Ultimate'', she voiced Heinkel Wolfe and she sounded quite butch. |
| 301 | * Creator/BradSwaile was usually cast as awkward and/or dorky characters, usually teenagers. Then comes the ''Manga/DeathNote'' dub, and he plays MagnificentBastard main character Light Yagami. This totally works and is generally considered to be his best performance ''ever''. |
| 302 | ** Plus, Swaile usually plays lead characters, like the afore-mentioned Light Yagami, but in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'', he was Keisaku Sato, a minor character. |
| 303 | ** He was also "Slappy" from ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' a giggling delusional lunatic who believed himself to actually be the mascot he was portraying in costume while wielding a pair of flame throwers spraying them in random directions. |
| 304 | ** As of later chapters/episodes, Rock from ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', who went from the sort of dorky character he was known for playing to a far more serious and violent character changed by his time and experiences in Roanapur. |
| 305 | %%** Jin Kazama from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' also qualifies. |
| 306 | * Creator/JMichaelTatum, often voices [[TheStoic stoic]] characters (often as the TheSmartGuy with [[StoicSpectacles glasses]]) like [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Kyoya]] and [[Manga/BlackButler Sebastian]]. However, he also voices Dororo from ''Anime/SgtFrog'', whom despite appearing to be [[TheStoic stoic]] at first, is also a [[TheWoobie wimpy]] ButtMonkey. |
| 307 | * Creator/JulieAnnTaylor is known for her portrayal of CoolBigSis characters like [[Anime/CodeGeass Milly]], [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Ratchet]], and [[HeelFaceTurn even]] [[Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse Ayaka]]. Then there's [[Anime/{{Grenadier}} Mikan]], who is a kid. |
| 308 | %%** [[Videogame/TalesOfVesperia Karol]], also. |
| 309 | ** And not to mention [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Severa]], Cordelia's future {{Jerkass}} daughter. |
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| 312 | [[folder: By Creator - Spanish]] |
| 313 | * Creator/RossyAguirre is best known for voicing either HotBlooded and aggressive [[{{Bokukko}} tomboyish girls]] or [[CrossdressingVoices young male kids]]. [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo]] definitely fits the first mold, but her other most iconic anime role, [[Manga/SailorMoon Ami Mizuno]], is the complete opposite by being soft-spoken and feminine. |
| 314 | * The late Creator/JesusBarrero, at least during the 80s and 90s, had most of his notable anime roles being young, [[TheHero heroic]] HotBlooded characters, ranging from NiceGuy to JerkWithAHeartOfGold, such as [[Anime/SaintSeiya Pegasus Seiya]], [[Anime/{{Robotech}} Rick Hunter]] and [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]]. So it's rather jarring to hear him as the voice of [[EvilOldFolks Dekim Barton]] in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz''. |
| 315 | * Creator/CristinaHernandez is best known in the Latin American anime fandom for playing cute and sweet girls like [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura Sakura Kinomoto]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Kari Kamiya]]. She also voiced [[SirSwearsALot Tayuya]] in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. |
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